How to use the semester grade calculator
Knowing your midterm and final scores is not the same as knowing your semester grade, because the two exams rarely count equally. With several courses to work through, the same arithmetic has to be repeated over and over. Set the weights once here, list each course on its own line, and every semester grade appears in one table.
The formula is midterm Γ· exam maximum Γ midterm weight, plus final Γ· exam maximum Γ final weight. Any weights work as long as they total 100%, such as 40% and 60%, and the calculator reports the current total rather than guessing if they do not. For a course with no midterm, enter 0 for the midterm weight. Course names may be separated by commas, and without commas the last two numbers on the line are read as the midterm and final scores.
The average across courses is a simple average of the semester grades, computed from unrounded values, so it can sit a hair away from averaging the two-decimal figures shown in the table. Credit-weighted averaging, where a four-credit course counts more than a one-credit course, is not supported. The weights you enter also apply to every course at once, so group courses that share the same weights and run them separately.
Frequently asked questions
Enter the weights from your syllabus. Any pair works as long as they total 100%, such as 40% midterm and 60% final, and for a course with no midterm you can enter 0 for the midterm weight.
The weights you enter are applied to every course in the list. When courses differ, group the ones that share the same weights and run them as separate batches.
It is a simple average: every semester grade added together and divided by the number of courses. Unrounded values are added, so it can differ very slightly from averaging the two-decimal figures in the table. Credit-weighted averaging is not supported.